Ubisoft Chief: X360 Kong May Be Too Dark

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Yves Guillemot says gamers playing in the dim should try other versions.

By David Adams

While Ubisoft's King Kong on the Xbox 360 has been one of the hotter titles for the system's launch, the head of the company himself suggests that gamers avoid that version for one on current-generation consoles.

Speaking to the BBC, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said that Kong on the X360 can appear too dark on standard TVs, making the game "unplayable." The development team apparently didn't notice, as it was testing the game on high-definition sets.

"I'm a bit disappointed that we didn't see it when we were developing the game," Guillemot told BBC News.

Guillemot says Ubisoft will try to fix the game code, but for now, suggests gamers try the PlayStation 2 or Xbox versions if the X360 game is too dark.

Of course, it isn't clear in what context to take Guillemot's comments; few gamers have expressed problems with Kong being too dark on the Xbox 360, and the game has gone over well with most critics. When contacted, Ubisoft defended the Kong experience on Microsoft's new system.

"Ubisoft stands firmly behind the impeccable quality of Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie on all platforms," a Ubisoft spokesperson told IGN. "Ubisoft is actively investigating isolated reports of resolution issues on specific plasma screens. Ubisoft believes that King Kong offers one of the best gaming experiences available on the Xbox 360 and encourages gamers to check it out for themselves."